FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 7, 2013 – BY BETH GABOR COUNTY OF YOLO Although the long, warm days of summer are still upon us, the time is ripe for parents to prepare their youngsters for the first day of school. For most Yolo County children, the big day is just weeks away. On that [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — AUG. 7, 2013 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor The Yolo County Fair starts Aug. 14, and West Sacramento native Marty DeAnda is on a mission. The sometime music-promoter and artist manager wants to upgrade the fair’s entertainment quotient, and he wants more West Sacramento musicians upon the fair’s various stages. Those goals [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 7, 2013 – West Sacramento officials on Thursday will celebrate the groundbreaking of a 272-unit “infill” housing project near West Capitol Avenue, Raley Field and the ziggurat building. Mayor Christopher Cabaldon will join the Wolff Company development team and architect David Mogavero for an 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 777 5th Street. [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – The annual block party and anti-crime rally is planned for tonight, Aug. 6. Local residents are encouraged to leave their outdoor lights on, go outside and network with their neighbors in this local edition of the “National Night Out” event. West Sacramento police, costumed mascots, members of the military and others [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — JULY 31, 2013 – R&D firm will take place of Affymetrix — which left West Sacto for Asia By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor A Davis agricultural research and development operation will move to West Sacramento next year in order to expand. Bayer CropScience, a division of Bayer AG of Germany, has acquired a [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — JULY 31, 2013 – Eight West Sacramento residents are among the 43 empaneled for duty on the 2013-2014 Yolo County Grand Jury, which began service this month. Included from West Sacramento are Jeanne Binns, Margie Campbell, Albert Freitas, Sara Noceto, Chalon Rogers, Belinda Shaw, Robert Stoinoff and David Valverde. Also hailing from East [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER – Children age 7-12 are invited to explore the seven main elements of art, in a class beginning Aug. 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays for four weeks at the West Sacramento Community Center. $85. Register at the center, 1075 West Capitol Ave., or call 617-4620 for information. [...]

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]